Now Meet The Most Powerful Foreigners In The Arab World

The Arab world is home to some of the planet’s richest and most powerful people, from Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar.

But not all of the region’s biggest names are natives. In fact, some of the Persian Gulf’s most powerful residents are expatriates of other countries who came to run international conglomerates and make their fortunes.

Arabian Business releases a list of the Arab world’s 50 most powerful expatriates every year. We’ve researched the top 15; be sure to check out the full list here.

*Anthony Armstrong, the former head of mergers and acquisitions at state-owned Qatar holding, was #3 on the original Arabian Business list. He recently returned to a job at Credit Suisse in New York.

#11 Peter Kaliaropoulos

Nationality: Australia

Current country of residence: Bahrain

Net worth: Not available

Kaliaropoulos is the CEO Strategic of Assignments at Batelco Group, a major telecommunications company in Bahrain. The company has around 10 million customers in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen and Egypt.